The blogger’s death would come at the hands of obscure militant Islamic group, ‘Ansar Bangla 7′who purportedly took exception to the writings of the atheist blogger who was well known in his native Bangladesh and who actively campaigned against Islamist extremism.

A regular contributor in his native Bangladesh, the blogger was also the founder of popular blog, Mukto-Mona (Free-mind).

The group would also tell that the couple were singled out because the blogger is a US citizen.

The blogger’s death would come ironically after having been the target of death threats for many years, threats which over time the blogger may have discounted.

One of the more recent threats against the blogger came via Muslim fanatic, Farabi Shafiur Rahman who last year posted on facebook that the blogger would be killed as soon as he returned to the country.

Bearing some weight on why Dr Avijit Roy, the son of a prominent secularist and human rights activist, Ajay Roy may have come to be murdered is the fact that he was of a Hindu background – a religious minority in Bangladesh which which has been historically persecuted.

Roy’s death would make him the second Bangladeshi atheist blogger to have been murdered in two years and the fourth writer to have been attacked since 2004.

The man’s death comes as hardline Islamist groups have long demandedthe public execution of atheist bloggers and sought new laws to combat writing critical of Islam.

Dr Avijit Roy and his wife

Police said at least two men, who are believed to have links to Dhaka University, attacked Roy around 8.45pm during a heavily guarded University book fair.

Witnesses would tell via Al-Jazeerathat authorities and bystanders did little to help the couple as they were set on.

Police chiefs have since said they are baffled that a man could be murdered so close to the heavily-guarded area.

In the aftermath of the daring attack, extremists took to social media praising the attack.

It would also be noted the account for Ansar Bangla 7 making a post which linked the killing to Roy’s nationality – and American airstrikes on ISIS.

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